Benchmarks: Gaming
Defiance XS follows Gigabyte's Aero 15X as the second reviewed laptop to come equipped with GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q graphics. Essentially a dialed-down GTX 1070, the Max-Q part is better suited to thin chassis and serves as a sizeable step up from GTX 1060.
The Time Spy score is right where we'd expect it to be, but the Stress Test does reveal that Defiance XS is running close to the line. A 70 per cent rating is required to pass the examination and the laptop only just manages to hit the target.
One thing is for certain, GTX 1070 Max-Q is a really good fit for a 1080p display. At the laptop's native resolution, modern games are rendered in excess of 60 frames per second with quality settings set to high or maximum.